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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Climate smart farmers get tech savvy to save India's bread basket

2 OF 2. Labourers work in a paddy field in Birnaraya village in Karnal district in Haryana September 2, 2014. 

Labourers work in a paddy field in Birnaraya village in Karnal district in Haryana September 2, 2014. REUTERS-Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nita BhallaHarpreet Singh, 36, a farmer, measures nitrogen level using a device called Greenseeker in his paddy field in Birnaraya village in Karnal district in Haryana September 2, 2014. REUTERS-Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nita Bhalla
1 OF 2. Harpreet Singh, 36, a farmer, measures nitrogen level using a device called Greenseeker in his paddy field in Birnaraya village in Karnal district in Haryana September 2, 2014. 
ReutersBY NITA BHALLA-Tue Sep 16, 2014
KARNAL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Erratic weather, rising temperatures, declining water resources and labour shortages are threatening India's bread basket state of Haryana, forcing farmers to abandon age-old practices and adopt technology to ensure food supplies for millions.